Guilt-edged General

Following in the footsteps of Lt. Col. Soedjarwo, Brig. Gen. Noer Muis has also been found guilty of committing human rights abuse in East Timor.

March 18, 2003

DESPITE his outwardly calm demeanour, Brigadier General Noer Muis was visibly anguished at the Central Jakarta District Court verdict handed down against him last week. Seated in the defendant's chair, the former East Timor Wiradharma Military Resort Commander seemed powerless before the panel of human rights court judges adjudicating over his case. The judicial panel sentenced him to five years in prison. "The defendant has hereby been

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